OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14297360
FRACTURE,SCRAP METAL,BALER,MECH MAT HANDLING,ARM,ENTANGLED
Event description
CAUGHT RIGHT ARM IN SCRAP METAL BALER
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS FEEDING SCRAP INTO A SCRAP BALER. HIS RIGHT ARM BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE SCRAP AND WAS PULLED INTO THE BALER. EMPLOYEE #1 RECEIVED A BROKEN RIGHT ARM AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. THE BALER WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH ANY SAFETY DEV ICE TO PROTECT THE EMPLOYEE FROM INJURY.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 2
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 26
- Occupation code
- 725
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 2
- Task assigned
- 1
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